Hospital Case Management articles from February 2006

Hospital Case Management archives from February 2006

Case management outcomes help prove your value to your hospital.
February 1, 2006... Case management outcomes help prove your value to your hospital Make sure to track avoidable days, overturned denials If you're not tracking outcomes that show the value of case management, you're missing a chance to show your...

Conferences help CMs, MDs agree on avoidable days.(Case Management)
February 1, 2006... Conferences help CMs, MDs agree on avoidable days Meetings were learning experience for both groups When an analysis of case management showed that physician advisors and clinical case managers often disagreed about attributing...

Care plans for frequent flyers save money, cut costs.
February 1, 2006... Care plans for frequent flyers save money, cut costs Hospital saves more than $500,000 An initiative that creates a care plan that directs frequent users of the emergency department (ED) to more appropriate levels of care has resulted...

Critical Path Network: Simple acronym helps staff focus on neuro patients' needs.
February 1, 2006... Critical Path Network Simple acronym helps staff focus on neuro patients' needs Team meetings are shortened, care is improved The neurosurgical unit at United Health Service Hospital in Johnson City, NY, has cut 15 to 30 minutes...

Critical Path Network: QI experts say 'automatic' handoffs could cause errors.
February 1, 2006... Critical Path Network QI experts say 'automatic' handoffs could cause errors Don't complete checklists without thinking When the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) speaks, people listen. That was...

Critical Path Network: Cost called impediment to broader IT adoption.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Critical Path Network Cost called impediment to broader IT adoption While nine out of 10 hospitals are using or considering using health information technology for clinical uses, most cite cost as a major impediment to broader...

Access Management Quarterly: CDM analyst is 'next step' to ensure clean claim.
February 1, 2006... Access Management Quarterly CDM analyst is 'next step' to ensure clean claim Targeting unbilled accounts worth millions A newly created position at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center-Presbyterian in Philadelphia is...

Access Management Quarterly: Stroke program wins first Codman award for DM.
February 1, 2006... Access Management Quarterly Stroke program wins first Codman award for DM Minimizing variance through staff training The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has named Swedish Medical Center in Seattle the...

Pediatric cancer patients present challenges.
February 1, 2006... Pediatric cancer patients present challenges Wide range of payers and benefits must be tracked As a case manager for pediatric cancer patients, Mary Nugent, RN, is challenged with ensuring that her patients get the care and equipment...

CE objectives/questions.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... CE objectives After reading each issue of Hospital Case Management, the nurse will be able to do the following: *identify particular clinical, administrative, or regulatory issues related to the profession of case management; ...